Winks are happy little creatures who bring good dreams to humanity. Their job is also to stop the HoodWinks, their Evil Counterparts who bring people nightmares. And for the most part, this cycle of giving dreams and stopping nightmares goes smoothly... until Nitekap, a mad scientist/sorcerer-type guy with raging insomnia, decides that if he can't sleep well at night, well, no one will. He and his sidekick Threadbear kidnap all of the Winks until there are only 40 left, and even those he manages to snatch up.

Enter Ruff and Tumble, a pair of siblings who have taken it upon themselves to rescue the Winks from Nitekap and Threadbear. Fearlessly, they enter the world of dreams to hunt out the missing Winks. Armed with only a candle and a teddy bear (and the ability to transform into a number of more powerful forms), the two siblings set out to stop the evil Nitekap and ensure the world's good dreams continue for all eternity!

This platformer was released in November of 1999 exclusively for the original PlayStation. However, it's been rumored a N64 version of the game was planned, advertised, and completed—but it's not entirely clear whether or not it was released. Wikipedia claims the game's release was cancelled, but there's a full English-language ROM image available on the 'net that seems to imply it did see some release (if limited) in Europe, and of course, some claim to have seen or purchased it themselves. It's an Urban Legend of Zelda on a huge scale, related to an entire game's existence.

The PS1 version definitely exists though, and isn't difficult to find (indeed it's included on the Playstation store's PS One Classics) —so it's perfectly tropeable for us, of course. Now, where to start...?

Everything's Better with Spinning: The Ninja costume has a spinning attack you can use while running. Keep pressing the button, and you'll keep spinning—but do it too long, and your character gets dizzy!

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